Dad’s Cricket Tournament: Legendary dads are back

The My Dad, My Superstar - Dad’s Cricket Tournament was officially announced at an event held in Colombo recently.

Many legendary cricketers, including Arjuna Ranatunga, Chaminda Vaas, Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Upul Chandana, Lanka De Silva and Avishka Gunawardena will participate in this tournament. Former Test cricket captain Ranatunga is the mentor for this tournament.   

SPORTONIX is organising this tournament which will see the participation of 18 teams competing in four groups. This tournament is only open to fathers under the theme of ‘Love for Dads’. The Dad’s Cricket Tournament, which will be held at the NCC, Bloomfield, BRC and Colts grounds at the end of this September, will bring a new experience to Sri Lanka. The final will be played under lights. Former Test cricket Captain Ranatunga stated that this was not just a tournament but a competition to widen the social responsibility of the 1996 team. He added that this would be a social service to develop cricketing infrastructure facilities at rural schools.     

“Dads are sacrificing a lot to bring forward a cricketer. There are many cricketers who played cricket at the domestic level on their school teams who won’t have an opportunity to play again. We planned the Dads Cricket Tournament to solve these issues. This is the very first cricket tournament for dads in Sri Lanka. This will bring entertainment to all cricket fans,” stated veteran fast-bowler Ravindra Pushpakumara, a member of the 1996 World Cup-winning team.